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Echinocereus ferreirianus var. lindsayi (J.Meyran) N.P.Taylor
Gen. Echinocereus 46. 1985
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi (J.Meyran) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 9. 1997

Echinocereus ferreirianus var. lindsayi (Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
It was discovered in 1975 by Drs. Jorge Meyrán and George Lindsay and is one of the most interesting species with the genus Echinocereus for its attractively spination.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus ferreirianus H.E.Gates
Saguaroland Bull. 7: 10, figs. 1953

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi (J.Meyran) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 9. 1997
Synonymy: 5
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Common Names include:
SPANISH (Español): órgano pequeño de Jaraguay, Casa de Rata

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinocereus ferreirianus group

  • Echinocereus ferreirianus H.E.Gates: has stems 30-40 cm high and about 8 cm in diameter, and almost always 4 central spines. Distribution: eastern part of central Baja California and adjacent islands in the Gulf of California.
  • Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi (J.Meyran) N.P.Taylor: has solitary stems less than 13 cm tall and 10 cm in diameter, and 4-7 stout central spines. Distribution: south of Catavina in central Baja California.
  • Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi f. monstruosus hort.: is a free offsetting mutant that forms large, proliferating stems, with white woolly areoles and short bristle-like spines. Flowers pink, often failing to open widely.

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Echinocereus ferreirianus var. lindsayi (Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi) Photo by: Prof. Ilham Alakbarov
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Echinocereus ferreirianus var. lindsayi (Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Echinocereus ferreirianus var. lindsayi (Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Echinocereus ferreirianus var. lindsayi (Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Echinocereus ferreirianus var. lindsayi (Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Echinocereus ferreirianus var. lindsayi (Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Echinocereus ferreirianus var. lindsayi (Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Echinocereus ferreirianus var. lindsayi (Echinocereus ferreirianus subs. lindsayi) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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